Unapproved Knee Replacement Device Used in Surgeries
Though OtisMed Corporation did not receive Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its OtisKnee knee-replacement device, the company distributed and sold 18,000 of the devices from 2006 to 2009. In December, OtisMed and its former chief executive pleaded guilty in Federal District Court in Newark to criminal charges of … [Read more...] about Unapproved Knee Replacement Device Used in Surgeries
New York Ophthalmologist Loses License over Unnecessary Laser Eye Surgeries
An Ophthalmologist Had His Medical License Suspended. Dr. Martin Ehrenberg-a board-certified ophthalmologist-Thursday, had his medical license suspended Thursday by the New York Department of Health Office of Professional Medical Conduct for performing unnecessary laser eye surgeries on at least six of his patients. All … [Read more...] about New York Ophthalmologist Loses License over Unnecessary Laser Eye Surgeries
Report Finds 62% of Surgeries Performed by Former Osteopath at West Virginia Hospital to Have Been Partly or Totally Unnecessary
Partly Or Completely Unnecessary Surgeries By Dr. John Anderson King. As reported by The Charleston Gazette, an expert review of 21 spinal surgeries performed by Dr. John Anderson King in 2002 and 2003 at Putnam General Hospital found 13 of the operations to have been partly or completely unnecessary. The analysis of … [Read more...] about Report Finds 62% of Surgeries Performed by Former Osteopath at West Virginia Hospital to Have Been Partly or Totally Unnecessary
Heart Surgeries at UMass Memorial Medical Center Halted Due to High Death Rate
UMass Memorial Medical Center Stopped Performing Open Heart Surgeries. As a result of an unusually high number of deaths since 2003 following cardiac bypass operations, UMass Memorial Medical Center stopped performing open heart surgeries this week. According to an analysis by state public health officials, the hospital’s death … [Read more...] about Heart Surgeries at UMass Memorial Medical Center Halted Due to High Death Rate
